Immigration reform is now up to the states

10:51 PM,
Oct. 19, 2013

Bob Henry.

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Bob Henry
Special to The Desert Sun

"Comprehensive" immigration reform is dead. The weak and punitive bill passed by the Senate (S.B. "At Least It's something") was sent to the House where it languishes in the House cloakroom next to John Boehner's backbone. It's time to move on. There are a few things we can do at local and regional levels to mitigate the plight of our fellow human beings who happen to lack paperwork.

California has just followed Oregon in passing legislation to allow undocumented immigrants to apply for driver's licenses. This is an important first step in supplying identity and accountability to those here ...